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Yesterday there was a car crash just round the corner from us. We heard the emergency vehicles arriving. The road was closed for several hours. There were long queues of traffic; we observed their problem from our window.   Needing to go to the shop I joined the traffic… big articulated lorries negotiating parked carsContinue reading “When ‘Theirs’ Becomes ‘Mine’”

I’ve been working on our garden pond; I’m not musing – I’m pondering… Pondering on the Problem… The pond had been neglected for some months. Pond plants were overgrown, leaves and debris had blown in from the autumn, the water was muddy and sludgy. It wasn’t pleasant to look at or healthy to live in.Continue reading “Pondering on the Pond”

I’m reading Otto B Kraus’s ‘The Children’s Block’, the true story of Czech Jews in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. With negligible resources the adults made puppets – to tell stories to the children. One puppet was Prince ‘Sof Tov’ – the Hebrew word for ‘happy ending’. Each story ended with Prince Sof Tov rescuing PrincessContinue reading “Sof Tov”

Yesterday thousands of aerial photographs of East Anglia were released going back many years… giving an overview… life then and now. Friends reflect on bad choices made… good choices that have worked out badly… unexpected, unpredictable events outside their control… Looking back… the aerial view, the big picture. Last night on ‘Rock Till We Drop’Continue reading “The Aerial View – The Big Picture”

Yesterday Andy, our excellent mechanic, gave our car a ‘Major Service’. Plugs and filters were replaced, lights and brakes checked… All is well; the MOT test certificate proves it! On Sunday there was our ‘church service’… we ate our dinner off our ‘dinner service’… for yesterday’s supermarket delivery we contacted ‘customer services’… Musing… Services? ServiceContinue reading “High Quality Service”

I did my lateral flow test this morning. I’m still positive. I thought I’d have COVID for a week and then be better. It hasn’t worked this way… We’ve already missed family birthday celebrations, cancelled a theatre trip, postponed coffee appointments… And this week I have things to do, people to see… Musing…I have toContinue reading “Patiently learning Patience”

Jesus said that if I thirstI should come to himNo one else can satisfyI should come to him Sometimes I need a strong song to inspire me… sometimes I’m helped by an emotional song that I can feel… a deep song that I can reflect on… a truth-song that will engage my intellect… Jesus saidContinue reading “Jesus, Strong And Kind”

On Monday our car’s due its MOT and annual service. For many years our cars have been looked after by Andy Read. We know Andy as an excellent mechanic and family friend. Many positive Facebook reviews includes: ’The best garage I have used. Very knowledgeable mechanics who have sorted some niggling problems I have hadContinue reading “RCM – Read’s Car Maintenance”

Life’s a journey, a battle, a story… I’m musing on the Greek philosopher Plato’s 2,400 year-old allegory of the cave… Cave: A group of prisoners are chained in a cave; all they can see is a wall in front of them. Behind them there’s a fire. People and puppets pass by the fire, casting theirContinue reading “Plato’s Cave”

We do lateral flow tests regularly to ensure that we’re covid-free. A couple of days ago mine came back with two lines. I have Covid. I’m positive. I’m grateful that I’ve had my 3 vaccinations, I’m grateful that thus far I’m not desperately ill. I just received a message from a friend: ‘You’re probably feelingContinue reading “I’m Positive”